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+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=. -i bash -p pandoc
+
+# This script is temporarily needed while we transition the manual to
+# CommonMark. It converts DocBook files into our CommonMark flavour.
+
+debug=
+files=()
+
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+    i="$1"; shift 1
+    case "$i" in
+      --debug)
+        debug=1
+        ;;
+      *)
+        files+=("$i")
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo "WARNING: This is an experimental script and might not preserve all formatting." > /dev/stderr
+echo "Please report any issues you discover." > /dev/stderr
+
+outExtension="md"
+if [[ $debug ]]; then
+    outExtension="json"
+fi
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+# NOTE: Keep in sync with Nixpkgs manual (/doc/Makefile).
+# TODO: Remove raw-attribute when we can get rid of DocBook altogether.
+pandoc_commonmark_enabled_extensions=+attributes+fenced_divs+footnotes+bracketed_spans+definition_lists+pipe_tables+raw_attribute
+targetLang="commonmark${pandoc_commonmark_enabled_extensions}+smart"
+if [[ $debug ]]; then
+    targetLang=json
+fi
+pandoc_flags=(
+    # Not needed:
+    # - diagram-generator.lua (we do not support that in NixOS manual to limit dependencies)
+    # - media extraction (was only required for diagram generator)
+    # - myst-reader/roles.lua (only relevant for MyST → DocBook)
+    # - link-unix-man-references.lua (links should only be added to display output)
+    # - docbook-writer/rst-roles.lua (only relevant for → DocBook)
+    # - docbook-writer/labelless-link-is-xref.lua (only relevant for → DocBook)
+    "--lua-filter=$DIR/../../doc/build-aux/pandoc-filters/docbook-reader/citerefentry-to-rst-role.lua"
+    "--lua-filter=$DIR/../../doc/build-aux/pandoc-filters/myst-writer/roles.lua"
+    "--lua-filter=$DIR/doc/unknown-code-language.lua"
+    -f docbook
+    -t "$targetLang"
+    --tab-stop=2
+    --wrap=none
+)
+
+for file in "${files[@]}"; do
+    if [[ ! -f "$file" ]]; then
+        echo "db-to-md.sh: $file does not exist" > /dev/stderr
+        exit 1
+    else
+    rootElement=$(xmllint --xpath 'name(//*)' "$file")
+
+    if [[ $rootElement = chapter ]]; then
+        extension=".chapter.$outExtension"
+    elif [[ $rootElement = section ]]; then
+        extension=".section.$outExtension"
+    else
+        echo "db-to-md.sh: $file contains an unsupported root element $rootElement" > /dev/stderr
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    outFile="${file%".section.xml"}"
+    outFile="${outFile%".chapter.xml"}"
+    outFile="${outFile%".xml"}$extension"
+    temp1=$(mktemp)
+    $DIR/doc/escape-code-markup.py "$file" "$temp1"
+    if [[ $debug ]]; then
+        echo "Converted $file to $temp1" > /dev/stderr
+    fi
+    temp2=$(mktemp)
+    $DIR/doc/replace-xrefs-by-empty-links.py "$temp1" "$temp2"
+    if [[ $debug ]]; then
+        echo "Converted $temp1 to $temp2" > /dev/stderr
+    fi
+    pandoc "$temp2" -o "$outFile" "${pandoc_flags[@]}"
+    echo "Converted $file to $outFile" > /dev/stderr
+  fi
+done